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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Hume list as a natural virtue?

2. What is the title of Book Two, Part Three?

3. Which of the following is a disposition involved with the passions?

4. What is the title of Book Three, Part Two?

5. Of what does vice give us the impression?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hume use murder as an example of morals?

2. Summarize Part Three of Book Two.

3. Why does Hume say common loyalty is so important?

4. How does love and hatred differ from pride and humility?

5. How would Hume's system deal with murder?

6. Why does Hume want to answer the question, "Which impression or ideas help us to divide virtue from vice?"

7. What does Part Three of Book Three say about natural virtues?

8. Why does Hume reject all other moral theories?

9. Why does Hume claim that actions are not the result of passions?

10. How does Hume define artificial virtues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way did Hume's ideas go against 18th century values? How did Hume try to win over the critics?

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between the following? Give examples of each one.

1. Natural and philosophical relations.

2. Simple and complex ideas.

3. Sensory and reflective impressions.

Essay Topic 3

In what way is reason the slave of the passions? Why doesn't Hume think reason can direct the will? What according to Hume's idea would happen if the will was determined by reason?

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